Money for a transaction, held by a regulated escrow agent until the conditions are met.
- The escrow agent named in the agreement, holding the funds in its own name
- Release conditions written down before anyone moves first
- Velarozone never holds client money and never signs as escrow agent
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Who this is for
Four transactions where nobody wants to move first.
Escrow answers one question: who holds the money between signing and completion.
Transaction escrow for the corporate client base: share purchases, holdbacks and earn-outs, capital raises, paying-agent distributions, business and asset sales, token and digital-asset transactions, and property completions for non-resident buyers. Funds are held by a regulated escrow agent in its own name under an escrow agreement that names it; Velarozone structures the transaction, coordinates the parties and never holds the money.
Where the money sits
Velarozone never holds client funds, never signs as escrow agent and never holds signatory control over an escrow account. The regulated escrow agent is named in the escrow agreement, holds the funds in its own name and releases them only against the conditions the agreement sets.
If anyone presenting themselves as acting for us asks you to pay transaction money to an account that is not the escrow agent's, stop and contact us through the details on this site.
Situation
Where neither side wants to move first.
Escrow answers one question: who holds the money between signing and completion. These are the four transactions it is asked in.
Buying or selling a UAE company
The price held until the transfer is approved and registered, released on the conditions both sides signed.
→A holdback or an earn-out
Part of the price held for a period after completion, against warranties or a target.
→A capital raise
Investors' funds held until the round closes, then released to the company in one movement.
→A property completion
A buyer with no UAE account completes through the agent; the seller is paid on registration.
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Scope
What you get, and what we never do
What is included
- A transaction structure: parties, conditions, evidence for release and the sequence of completion.
- Coordination of the escrow agreement with a law firm from our network where the transaction needs bespoke drafting.
- Introduction and onboarding coordination with the regulated escrow agent for each party.
- A completion checklist, run by us, covering every document, confirmation and filing.
- Coordination of release confirmations to the agent once the conditions are met.
- The corporate filings that follow completion — share transfers, register updates, authority amendments.
What is not
- Holding, receiving or controlling any funds — that is the escrow agent, always.
- Legal advice on the agreement, which comes from the law firm under its own engagement.
- Property sourcing, valuation or brokerage.
- Any promise about a counterparty's performance or a release the conditions do not support.
What it costs
The agent's fee, the firm's fee, and never a share of the funds.
Velarozone never receives, holds or releases the money; no fee of ours is taken from it.
The escrow agent's fees
Set by the regulated escrow agent under the escrow agreement, usually against the amount held and the period, and quoted to you before signature.
The VelaroZone service fee
Scoping the transaction, coordinating the agreement with the law firm and the agent, and managing the conditions, itemised in your engagement letter.
Legal drafting
The escrow agreement is drafted by a law firm from our network under its own engagement; its fee is the firm's.
Three parties, three fees, each stated by the party that earns it.
Compared
A regulated escrow agent against the ways money is usually held.
The alternatives work until they do not; escrow is for the transaction where that is not acceptable.
How the three answer the same four questions.
Who holds the money
- Regulated escrow agent, arranged
- The agent, in its own name, under the agreement
- A lawyer's client account
- The law firm
- Paying on signing
- The other side
Release
- Regulated escrow agent, arranged
- On written conditions both sides signed
- A lawyer's client account
- On the lawyer's instruction
- Paying on signing
- Already happened
Regulated for the purpose
- Regulated escrow agent, arranged
- Yes
- A lawyer's client account
- Under the law firm's own rules
- Paying on signing
- No
Fits best
- Regulated escrow agent, arranged
- Share sales, raises, holdbacks, property completions
- A lawyer's client account
- Small sums inside a legal engagement
- Paying on signing
- Parties who already trust each other
| Regulated escrow agent, arranged | A lawyer's client account | Paying on signing | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who holds the money | The agent, in its own name, under the agreement | The law firm | The other side |
| Release | On written conditions both sides signed | On the lawyer's instruction | Already happened |
| Regulated for the purpose | Yes | Under the law firm's own rules | No |
| Fits best | Share sales, raises, holdbacks, property completions | Small sums inside a legal engagement | Parties who already trust each other |
Process
How the work is sequenced
Each stage has its own dependencies and we report progress against them, not against one overall date.
- 01
Structure
We map the transaction, the parties and what has to be true before money moves, and write the release conditions in evidence terms.
- 02
Document and onboard
The escrow agreement is drafted and signed, and each party completes the escrow agent's own onboarding.
- 03
Fund
The paying party funds the escrow account in the agent's name; receipt is confirmed to all parties.
- 04
Complete and release
Conditions are evidenced, confirmations delivered to the agent, funds released as the agreement directs, and the post-completion filings made.
How it works
Funds are held by a regulated escrow agent — authorised, depending on the transaction, by the ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority, the DIFC's Dubai Financial Services Authority or the Central Bank of the UAE. The agent onboards each party under its own due diligence, is named in the escrow agreement, holds the funds in its own name and charges for its service under the terms that agreement sets out.
Velarozone structures the transaction, coordinates the agreement and the parties and manages completion. That work is billed as the VelaroZone service fee, itemised in your engagement letter, separately from the agent's charges and from any law firm's fees. At no point do we hold, receive or have signatory control over the money.
Guides
Read before you sign
Short answers
The question the escrow agent asks every party
An agent onboards each party under its own due diligence, and source of funds is the first thing it reads.
Common questions
Straight answers
- Does Velarozone hold the escrow funds?
- Never. The regulated escrow agent named in the escrow agreement holds the funds in its own name and releases them only against the conditions the agreement sets. We have no signatory control over the account.
- Who is the escrow agent?
- A regulated escrow agent, authorised by the ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority, the DIFC's Dubai Financial Services Authority or the Central Bank of the UAE depending on the transaction, and named in your escrow agreement. We do not name partners on this site; you will know the agent before you sign anything.
- Can a non-resident buy UAE property through escrow without a UAE bank account?
- That is one of the cases this service exists for. The buyer's funds are received from abroad into the escrow agent's account and paid at transfer, including the manager's cheque a transfer typically requires, so the buyer does not need a UAE account of their own.
- What decides when the money is released?
- The conditions written into the escrow agreement, evidenced in the way the agreement specifies — a registered share transfer, a title deed, a closing certificate, a delivery confirmation. We write those conditions in terms the parties can actually satisfy and the agent can actually verify.
- Can escrow be used for a token or digital-asset sale?
- Yes, where the transaction can be evidenced. Fiat consideration is held by the escrow agent against delivery of the digital assets, and the release condition is designed around how that delivery is confirmed. Whether an agent will take a particular transaction is its own decision.
- When will the escrow service be available?
- Partner onboarding is under way. Register interest through the form on this page and we will tell you when the service opens and what the first step is for your transaction.
Register interest and describe the transaction
Tell us what is being bought, sold, raised or distributed, who the parties are and where the funds are coming from. We reply with the escrow shape we would propose and tell you when the service opens.
Free assessment — current figures are confirmed within your adviser-reviewed route comparison. Your details are not shared with third parties.
Know your route before you file.
Tell us how you intend to operate and we will identify the questions, structure paths and preparation steps an adviser should assess. It is a planning tool, not legal, tax, immigration or banking advice.
Sources
- ADGM — the Financial Services Regulatory Authority
- DIFC — the Dubai Financial Services Authority
- Central Bank of the UAE
- Dubai Land Department — property transfer requirements
Legal notes and scope
Velarozone provides setup and operational-readiness coordination. This page is general information, not legal, tax, immigration, or banking advice.
This page is general information about UAE business setup, not legal, tax, immigration, or banking advice. Rules, fees, permitted activities, and bank policies can change. Final eligibility depends on your facts and the applicable rules at the time of application.
Escrow services are provided by a regulated escrow agent under its own authorisation and terms. Velarozone is not an escrow agent, does not hold client money and does not provide payment services. The service opens when partner onboarding is complete; registering interest creates no obligation on either side.